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Square Enix’s ‘Back Stage’ tech demo is all about ray-tracing

September 4, 2019
Square Enix, the JRPG behemoth behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, has released a tech demo titled Back Stage, which is rendered almost entirely with a technique called path tracing. This is an offshoot of ray tracing that specializes in processing realistic lighting, shadows and reflections in real time. While ray tracing has become a bit of a buzzword, the render quality in the video below…
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Valve is redesigning Steam libraries to look more modern

September 4, 2019
Valve today announced a visual overhaul for game libraries to make it easier to find your games, see what your friends are playing, and follow news, updates, and events from game developers. The updates come as Steam faces increasing competition from the Epic Games Store and…
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Spotify’s Android widget will return in a future update

September 4, 2019
After stepping into a hornet’s nest of angry users, Spotify says it’s bringing back its Android home screen widget. The move comes just one month after the company retired the feature. When it first removed the widget, the company said, “We always take…
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iOS 13: How to add Dark Mode shortcut to Control Center on iPhone and iPad

September 4, 2019
The long-awaited Dark Mode arrives on iPhone and iPad with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 soon. Follow along for how to add a Dark Mode shortcut toggle to Control Center for fast manual access to the feature. Dark Mode in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 offers a sharp dark theme across the entire operating system. Whether you end up using it automatically based on time of day or not, it’s handy to add a manual…
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Fortnite star Tfue used a racial slur again, and Twitch won’t talk about it

September 4, 2019
Last night, Fortnite streamer Taylor “Tfue” Tenney appeared to say a racial slur during a live broadcast of himself playing Minecraft, which is a clear violation of Twitch policy. In the clip, which the streamer has apparently deleted from his recorded videos, Tenney can be heard saying, “You guys fucking killed all the villagers, man. Y’all motherfuckers killed them niggas. You can suck…
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Apple releasing second iOS 13.1 developer beta today

September 4, 2019
Apple will release the second developer beta of iOS 13.1 today. This comes after Apple kicked off the iOS 13.1 beta testing process last week. Apple’s public beta builds should follow at a later date after the latest developer beta has been tested in the wild. The focus of…
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Acer’s $14,000 Predator Thronos Air is a chair fit for gaming royalty

September 4, 2019
What do you get the gamer in your life that has everything? And we mean absolutely everything. If you ask Acer, the answer is the company’s new Predator Thronos Air Gaming Chair. Unveiled at this year’s IFA Berlin, the Thronos Air is a more affordable version of the Thronos Gaming Chair Acer announced at IFA Berlin 2018. At $13,999, the Thronos Air is a full $6,000 cheaper than its…
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